Australian Domestic Off Season 2018

[Starfighter]

I was hoping to see some different pitches to the **** that has been served up at Melb, Bris and Syd for the past five years. They'd still be crap, but hey it'd be different crap.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'm more surprised that anyone thought the tour had any chance of actually going ahead in the first place

You've got to wonder what the point of having an FTP is if any board can just decide to cancel a series if they cbf playing it

 

[morgieb]

I'm more surprised that anyone thought the tour had any chance of actually going ahead in the first place

You've got to wonder what the point of having an FTP is if any board can just decide to cancel a series if they cbf playing it

Yeah, surely canceling it without a good reason (which this clearly isn't) should be punishable. Guess that's why they're moving towards the Test Championship which apparently is binding.

 

[Spikey]

A series not being "financially viable" seems like a suitable reasin tbf. It's just that the tour is totally viable

 

[Gnske]

Can we obliterate the Shield and JLT One Day Cup too since no one goes and the former usually has free entry?

 

[S.Kennedy]

Your board is really as contemptible as our board (ECB) and they sound so alike - ''financially viable'' sounds like ECB speak at its worst.

 

[TheJediBrah]

A series not being "financially viable" seems like a suitable reasin tbf. It's just that the tour is totally viable

But if it was profitable or "viable" wouldn't they have just gone ahead with it?

 

[Burgey]

I think they didn't want to be embarrassed by really low TV ratings by having the new coverage go up against the footy codes (one of which the new network also covers, ofc).

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah, surely canceling it without a good reason (which this clearly isn't) should be punishable. Guess that's why they're moving towards the Test Championship which apparently is binding.

>inb4 teams forfeit Test Championship points, because playing for the points wouldn't be financially viable

 

[Starfighter]

I've heard that the proposed FTP to be ratified soon doesn't include a Bangladesh tour in any format.

 

[Gnske]

So Ricky goes to Channel 7 for about a gorillion dollars. Good, hopefully he doesn't get surrounded by hackfrauds in the box.

 

[Burgey]

Triple M has dropped its radio coverage of test matches.

Hope to Dog this doesn't free up Brayshaw to do Channel Seven commentary.

 

[Mr Miyagi]

So Ricky goes to Channel 7 for about a gorillion dollars. Good, hopefully he doesn't get surrounded by hackfrauds in the box.

A gorillion dollars? Good times ahead for the Greyhound industry.

I think Punter is an excellent commentator. So good move by 7.

 

[Mr Miyagi]

Triple M has dropped its radio coverage of test matches.

Hope to Dog this doesn't free up Brayshaw to do Channel Seven commentary.

You don't think that Brayshaw has all the toys and the levers to knock it out of the park with his commentary skill?

He kinda reminds me of Darryl Eastlake, "oh its huge, the Bison, look at the size of this man's levers, take that, that is West Australian prime beef right there".

And even better - when he goes into old TV Batman mode:

Tune in tomorrow for day 2 of the test, same Brayshaw time, same Brayshaw channel.

 

[Burgey]

Ponting being front and centre on comms is great for those of us who love the game, but it looks like he's going to end up being the Sterlo of cricket - a bloke you know would make a ridiculously good coach and/ or administrator, but who will never have to put themselves through the stress of the job because they're one of the game's best analysts and can get more coin for les stress in the media.

 

[Mr Miyagi]

Ponting being front and centre on comms is great for those of us who love the game, but it looks like he's going to end up being the Sterlo of cricket - a bloke you know would make a ridiculously good coach and/ or administrator, but who will never have to put themselves through the stress of the job because they're one of the game's best analysts and can get more coin for les stress in the media.

Channel 7 won't show the t20i so Ricky is free to still "assist" Langer and the selectors with the Aus T20 team building to 2020 and to coach DD in the IPL. So he is still free to dabble with coaching.

But I agree with your sentiments.

 

[Top_Cat]

Ponting being front and centre on comms is great for those of us who love the game, but it looks like he's going to end up being the Sterlo of cricket - a bloke you know would make a ridiculously good coach and/ or administrator, but who will never have to put themselves through the stress of the job because they're one of the game's best analysts and can get more coin for les stress in the media.

That's the point, really. What possible reason would be compelling for anyone actually qualified to do the job to take on a coaching role? All the people saying Gillespie should be the head coach, why on Earth would he even consider taking that gig? Would you? I ****ing wouldn't.

 

[SeamUp]

WA & Tassie squads

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/wes...on-bancroft-shield-one-day-2018-19/2018-05-11

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/cri...aine-gurinder-sandhu-tigers-fekete/2018-05-10

 

[S.Kennedy]

Why would anyone ditch Sussex by the Sea for Australia?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Why would anyone ditch Sussex by the Sea for Australia?

I don't know about cricket-related reasons but just for quality of life even the best place in England couldn't hold a candle to the the worst place in Australia